It Is THE EVENT.

It is, of course, smeared with FIFA corruption and a shitload of other failures, not least Trump himself. But still, it remains the main sports event for humanity whether we want it or not, and venues are, actually, magnificent with the exception of ... yep--Metlife arena in New Jersey which was selected to host the final. The worst possible logistics and public accessibility. 

Seattle, however, has a hugely strong football tradition with Seattle Sounders being a cult locally and selling out all 68, 000 seats at Lumen Field often. 

Will I be watching it? When I have time. Who I will be rooting for? I generally support American boys, but my two favorite teams--Russia and Italy are not the part of it, and geopolitics still casts a long shadow over this event. I wish Iranian team all the success--they will be playing for the country in a hostile environment in the US. 

So, Mexico started with a bang at newly renovated and stunning historic Azteca today. Seattle Mexicans have been hanging out since 07-00  AM at the Barge. 

And please, let's not go into this innuendo of "bread and circuses". 

Now They Worry.

And they should (plus for the first time I support Lukuyanov). Suddenly, (this is a gist) one of the khohols who are still allowed at major Russian networks (this time it is TVC) Vakarchuk (Vakarov) complains that all references to "brotherly people" and "one people" have disappeared from Russian media. You see, Vladimir Putin doesn't use these terms anymore either. To which Lukuyanov responds that such terms do not exist in international relations. 

I was writing for years that 404 and its population DID form a political nation long time ago--it is ugly, it is despicable but it is nation nonetheless and it is NOT Russia. These people differ dramatically from Russians in their culture, values, outlook and these people are enemies of Russia and Russian people, period. In fact, the realization of this fact came too late, but it is better late than never that for a holder of 404 passport to get into Russia--it is an arduous process to finally make sure that Russia doesn't import anymore as was the case in 2010s sleeping cells of CIA, MI6 and GUR terrorists, who pretend to be "one people" with Russians. 

404 will never recover now, but the remnants will continue to bear the grudge (same as Germans did) against Russia who literally pulverized 404 into oblivion and continues to aggravate the situation for 404 and its Western curators. So, it is gratifying to see this myth (with roots in the Soviet Union) of "brotherly nation" dead and decomposing. Those Ukrainians who wanted to become Russians are for the most part in Russia already and in a generation they will become fully Russian culturally. So, 404 and its population should worry, because now there is very little sympathy to its plight on Russian side. 404 richly deserved it. Per Europe--its turn is coming. 

Rats Are Leaving ...

 ... a sinking ship. British people had enough, it looks like. 

Zubr and Others.

A reality check for those who still believe UAVs hype. They are, of course, a danger, but then again--the level of competencies of Russia in anti-drone technologies is beyond the grasp of all kinds of fanboys. Here are some technologies in serial production. For MOGs (Mobile Fire Groups) et al--Zubr (Bison). 

Anti-drone drones are also in massive use by Russian military in SVO zone.

As practice has shown--average NATO military "planner" is rigid, lacks (not surprisingly) serious tactical and operational depth due to an extremely weak STEM (as applied to warfare) education and the only thing he (she) knows is "leverage". The only "leverage" they think they have are drones, they are wrong. They lack understanding of scales. And they are butthurt--Maria Zakharova stated as much today when commenting on these barbarians' from London and Paris attack of Defense of Sevastopol 1854-55 Panorama. Losers. 

Nima and Me ...

 ... live in 15 minutes. 

Again, I Do Not Exaggerate ...

... when I speak about the US (NATO) de facto not having real air defense. Random AD complexes such as Patriot PAC3 here and there the real air defense is not. So, Ben Hodges suddenly arrives (on his hilarious YT channel) to the conclusion of which I write for decades really: 

American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems were unable to resist Russian missiles, said the former commander of US forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges. "Nine missiles were fired at Kyiv. Nine missiles reached their targets. None were intercepted. None were hit by Patriot batteries, which the United States provided specifically to protect Kyiv from strikes of this kind," Hodges said in a video for his blog. According to him, other Western systems that have become part of the Ukrainian multi-level air defense system did not work either. "It failed because Russia has created a missile capability that the current generation of air defense systems provided by NATO cannot handle. It is unpleasant to admit, but it is so," the general said.

As I repeat ad nauseam, US Armed Forces TOE is that of the force from 1990s designed to fight "fairy tales" wars against supremely backward, corrupt and incompetent opponent. This IS NOT just technological problem, it is a cultural one and because of that it cannot be fixed by applying band aid here and there. Doctrine is a system of the views, the US has views but not the system. 

Per NATO (inspired by British) on Sevastopol's Panorama, as it turned out the magnificent Roubaud's painting of 30 000 square meters is generally safe.  The building will be restored. Not the first time, Nazis destroyed it before. 

NATO, being impotent and seeing its own demise lashes out at kindergartens, schools, hospitals and museums. British cannot rest while this magnificent historic art piece, depicting 349 day defense of Sevastopol during Crimean War where British-French-Turkish forces have been bled white, stands. 

The Parmesan Has Fallen ...

 ... yep, import substitution as tried on Italians. No need to know Italian. 

This Is What Passes ...

... for Christianity in the US and is in the foundation of the so called "Christian Zionism". 

Garland, Larry and Me.

Live in 40 minutes. 

Just Kharkov ...

 ... among many other cities. 

This is NATO's concept of combined arms. I am sure this will not get into the "textbooks" in US and Europe's military academies. Why bother with reality of it all and a dismal incompetence, when there is always Hollywood (or Elstree) and human herpes of West's propaganda. 

Paper Tigers.

Military Thought magazine published some fascinating articles about NATO and VSU. 

About Governance ...

 ... and understanding Russia. This is in regards to an absolutely ridiculous tempest in the teacup (hysteria, really) because of the piece of some opportunist who was dissatisfied with Dmitriev signing an agreement with the US side on ... 

The signing of a pact to continue desiging a tunnel across the Russia-US Bering Strait will take place on Friday, a Russian presidential envoy said. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Kirill Dmitriev said Moscow and Washington continue to discuss the "Putin-Trump Tunnel” underwater tunnel project to connect the two countries. "This will be one of the major infrastructure projects between our countries. As for the tunnel, we will have news tomorrow — we are signing an agreement to continue the design of the tunnel," he said. 

A few points immediately. 

1. Russia IS NOT an ungovernable country such as the US. Russian government and Presidential authority are very serious and executive discipline on the highest political level is strict. I repeat, Russia is not the US in governance. 

2. I don't care what any of YOU think personally about Dmitriev but if you do not understand that he is Presidential Envoy and cannot sneeze without permission from the President--I have a bridge for you to sell, cash only. Learn basic facts about Russian government. 

3. The design (not building) of this tunnel was in progress for a while now, while the idea was floating around since XIX century (the bridge). William Gilpin, first Governor of Colorado was dreaming about it. 

4. It is a magnificent idea which may have an enormously positive economic impact on American and Eurasian (with the exception of Europe) economies. 

5. Opinions of some bloggers who continuously push this idiotic idea about "different towers of Kremlin" and that there is constantly some danger of coup. Wake the fuck up--the sixth column is a reality (e.g. Solovyov, Simonyan and other dumbfucks from media) but their real impact and power is near zero. A lot of talk and BS. Most of them are under the proper care of FSB. And anybody who brings up Bolotnaya as applied to today's Russia I have only one thing to say--you obviously are sleeping under the stone--two different countries. Here is the latest:

Bottom four are not contestants at all. So, if you want to continuously reside in the FUD BS, reading all kinds of infoshysters who are nothing more than incompetent and ignorant opportunists pushing on you hollow beaten to death clichés', be my guest. But what do I know. 

Well, Ain't It Ironic?

 NATO planes shooting down 404 drones in Latvia's air space. 

And they better, because these are Baltic statelets and Finland who provided their air space to 404 while pretending that they know nothing. And then Russia issued warning and something changed. Of course, they will not admit it but Europe understands only big stick, Russia ran out carrots long time ago. Here is how these Baltic creeps feel themselves now. 

Next, is yet another chihuahua from Europe--Denmark--which wants to aid 404 and whose people live on a fanatical hatred of Russia (beats me, trying to rationalize this Danish obsession), but then again--this what Europe is in its death throes, which change nothing in the outcome of the greatest geopolitical shift in the last half-millennium. 

Meanwhile, Admiral Nakhimov is completing her final sea trials and soon will rejoin the fleet. 

As was stated not for once, the fate of Peter the Great is yet to be decided, but it looks like she will be decommissioned. Considering the tempo of the development of hypersonic weaponry in Russia and the start of building of "Super" Gorshkovs (pr. 22350M) with 64 (strike missiles) + 32 (Air Defense missiles) 3S14 UKSK cells and capable of 400 km range air defense. Building two (or even three) such ships for the same price of modernizing Peter makes more sense. Pr. 22350 will have a displacement of around (give and take) 9,000 tons and will have no rivals in terms of strike power and air defense with the exception of said Admiral Nakhimov. To understand why analogy to DDGs of Arleigh Burk-class is erroneous, enough to say that in terms of the range of its land-attack weapon (3M14M, Kalibr-M) it can strike at 4,500 km, while in terms of hypersonic arsenal--that's not even funny to compare. Superficial similarity in terms of the number of vertical cells is where it all ends. 

Not That It Really Matters ...

... if he is happy or not, he completed selling the US out to Israel and now he is merely an errand boy for Bibi. 

On Sunday, Israel launched airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs. Iran retaliated with its own strike on Israel, which led to Monday morning's attack by Israel on Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier told a Fox News Channel reporter that he wanted the Iranians to stop firing missiles and return to the negotiating table. He also said that Israel's strikes in Lebanon earlier Sunday were not coordinated with the U.S. and "I'm not happy about it." A senior U.S. official said Trump had called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to urge him not to retaliate immediately for the Iranian missile attack. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe a private phone call, said that Trump believed he had convinced Netanyahu to wait.

Trump has other than "urging" instruments at his disposal--he can express "grave concern", he can also say that he is angry, he even can lodge a protest--none of it matters, because the United States is Israel's slap bitch and Trump will do as told by Israel. This is his greatest real estate deal in history--he sold the whole country to Israel and its interests.   

On A Lighter Note ...

Ozzy Man delivers. Life still goes on, even among koalas))

They Desperately Need Respite.

Because they are incompetent, in London, Berlin and elsewhere in Europe, they think that this respite is going to help them. Even if it would have been coming, it wouldn't help. One cannot ramp up production, granted of obsolete crap they call weapons in NATO, or build an army with money alone. Judging by the state of UK and its degenerate political class of terrorists--it is over for them. 

They continue to attack Russian civilians. 

Il-114 Is Certified ...

 ... and it goes to serial production--NOW. 

So is TU-214 ... and SU-75 Checkmate's first flight is this year.  

MC-21, well, you know the story--it is now serial and first 17 ships are getting ready for delivery. A shortened version of it is also being produced. 

No, Really!

They call themselves a military power. 

BRITAIN’S £3.5billion aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has broken down again as army chiefs warn threats to the UK are greater than ever. The aircraft carrier has been plagued with problems since it was first brought into service.

Well, at least smoky Admiral Kuznetsov, which was laughed at by NATO, did go to Syria and conducted operations, this floating coffin, however, seems to be in a constant repair cycle because she got shafted, literally. This dubious platform has issues with its main shaft, constantly. Its combat value, however, is only as an attractor to a few hypersonic missiles before being destroyed. 

But then again, the way NATO calculates power is a very strange approach--primarily on visuals and with the ideas from 1960s, which define its thinking.  

These platforms, such as another immensely expensive lemon, the USS Gerald Ford, are nothing more than vanity projects, akin to a huge tough talking guy who buys expensive truck because of a small dick. To compensate. This is exactly what it is. To remind you what these ships face in case of REAL war, here they are--3M22 Zircons arriving at targets. 

If you think that anything in NATO's arsenal can intercept this--I have a bridge to sell you. Far from its halcyon days of being a magnificent combat navy, Royal Navy today is nothing more than a collection of obsolete ships not fit to fight a REAL war. A joke, really. 

I Think Larry and Pepe ...

 ... have a point about Iran's nukes. It is likely (how likely, IDK) it exists. What is absolutely positive--it is Iran's delivery capability. If nukes exist Iran has a very good delivery capability against any target in the region (Israel, that's you) and parts of Europe. 

There has been a dramatic and noticeable shift in Donald Trump’s rhetoric and social media posts regarding Iran since Pepe and I received the report of Iran’s threat to do a demonstration detonation of a nuclear warhead if the US does not cease its attacks on Iran. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Iran is still willing to negotiate a peaceful end to the war with the US and Israel but is insisting that the US end its blockade, stop its attacks on Iranian vessels, and halt the Israeli attacks in Lebanon. In the latest news we received from the Pakistani source, Pakistani officials are expressing optimism that they will be able to broker a deal between the US and Iran that will culminate in a meeting between Donald Trump and Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, in Islamabad, Pakistan within the next 40 days. Here’s the raw intelligence:

As is correctly pointed out in graphics--Trump is now selling offramp. 

Meanwhile, Scott unleashes a fiery takedown of Europe at SPIEF and I entirely agree with Scott. 

In fact, I subscribe to every word. Europa Delenda Est! In the US--we will try to figure something out on our own. 

I Am Sure KGB ...

 ... coerced these poor robots (by blackmailing them through their immediate families) )))

Why can't they be free like American robots;))

Maps.

Some reality at the frontlines of SMO and why hysteria in Western media. 

Work, Brothers.

These are legendary words of Magomed Nurbagandov in a face of his enemies, he said them facing death. These words are known by every Russian. This is Vladimir Putin's response to Ze's "letter". 404 will be finished. He addresses here Russian soldiers and sailors, officers, generals and admirals and how country is proud of them, and how country relies on them. And then the words. 

Reaction of the audience in the end says it all. 

Danny and Me.

 Live now.

That's Not Russia ...

 ... you dimwits, this is you--you are destroying, or rather destroyed, your own country, you are humiliating it. 

Germany has failed to win a temporary seat on the UN Security Council for the first time in modern history, losing a General Assembly vote to Austria and Portugal. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called the outcome “a real disappointment” and blamed Russia for the loss. “There is our firm support for Ukraine; the fact that Russia does not want such a voice at ​the Security Council,” he told reporters after the news broke. Portugal won 134 votes and Austria 131 in the contest for two seats allocated to the Western Europe and Others group, while Germany received only 104 votes in a secret ballot on Wednesday. Zimbabwe and Trinidad and Tobago were elected unopposed to seats reserved for Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, respectively.

Germany learned nothing from WW II and it cannot be trusted with anything. Russia should maintain only a thin lifeline with a minority of normal Germans as contacts, while the rest of the country and German society disintegrate. 

Lavrov was explicit today: 

Lavrov: The EU under the current leadership is a cut off slice for diplomacy. 

Correct. They lost their countries (Germany, France, UK et al) and will fade into obscurity ... or will be eliminated. 

Nima and Me ...

 ... live in about an hour. 

SPIEF, Zircon, BBC.

Mr. Rosenberg, how about GTFO of Russia and going back to your shithole of a country which your perverts and scumbags at BBC helped to destroy. 

Actually, This Could Be ...

 ... the case of ...

... mistaken identity by Patriot PAC3 aka MLRS Renegade. 

Representative of the IRGC: "The destruction of the passenger terminal of Kuwait Airport occurred due to a mistake of the American Patriot systems." "Our investigation and analysis of the incident with the destruction of the passenger terminal of Kuwait show that the Aerospace Forces of the IRGC did not carry out any strikes on this target. The destruction of the passenger terminal of Kuwait Airport was the result of a mistake of the American Patriot systems, which, after an unsuccessful attempt to intercept Iranian missiles, hit this terminal."

Very well could be, because PAC3 is known for inability to maintain lock on target. The cases of PAC3 AD missiles hitting own (or friendly) forces and residential areas are very numerous and well-documented. As most US weapon systems it looks good in booklets from military exhibitions, while being laughed at by people who got acquainted with S-400. 

Well, He Is Sir ...

... alright. And at some point of time he delivered, especially with Inception and Interstellar. But this legacy is over, Christopher Nolan is the same cuckold as most of them are. So, his "version" of immortal Odyssey by Homer is NOT by Homer, it is by perverts and cretins from third wave feminism and their proteges from ... Well, Nolan's Odyssey even before release shows you what happens when you lack balls and yield to insane. The cast of Nolan's Odyssey created a ... how to put it politely--a shitstorm and a tsunami of memes ))

Yep))

Garland and Me ...

 ... live at 6-00 PDT. 

About This Legitimate ...

 ... question of why 3M22 Zircon approached targets (in the video in the last post) at such a trajectory. If you search in this blog I wrote about it. So, here is demonstration:

As you can see in the picture--any modern missile has several phases and you can play with those phases anyway you need to, depending on the structure and the objectives of you strike. You may continue on phase 3 (flying high) until you reach Phase 7, or you can fly low all the way. It all depends on the type of the target and on the structure of the salvo. Also, all such missiles have all kinds of speed regimes. Take 3M54 Kalibr anti-shipping missile--it flies subsonic most of its 600 + range, but once it approaches the terminal (usually the range of target acquisition which can be anything between 40 kilometers--a radio horizon of most ships to anywhere up to 60-70) it accelerates to M=3 and begins to maneuver violently. 

Zircon can maneuver but it doesn't have to in case of NATO AD which is absolutely incapable of handling high supersonic or TRUE (not some ballistic missile) hypersonic weapons. Let alone salvo of those. Russia merely testing some new approaches to blowing the shit out of remnants of 404 industry and all kinds of personnel (many from the US, UK, Germany, Poland) who are directing terrorist activities from 404 territory. Just to demonstrate what some of these weapons can do, here is Kiev today ...

Ah, wait--it is Moscow today. Sorry;) 

Arrival of 3M22 ...

 ... Zircons (four of them) into Goloseevskii district of Kiev this night. 

As you can see yourself NATO air defense is very effective (wink, wink) in intercepting these backward and highly inexpensive weapons. Nah, I am screwing with you))

This Is Systemic ...

 ... that means it will continue. Again, it is not just Kiev. Here is Kharkov having a jolly night. 

But Kiev is altogether--something else. 

Salvos of Iskanders, then 3M22 Zircons arrive, then Geraniums. 

Gargle, rinse, spit--repeat. That's 404's reality now. 

Yet Another Russian ...

... catastrophe. )) Those damn people from Kamov (and Mil') Design Bureaus. 

Fully Russian (engines, systems, avionics) Ka-226T. Nowadays Russia is collapsing especially strongly. 

Oligarchy, Corrupted By ...

 ... Israeli and other lobbies who own Washington D.C. from Knesset 2.0, to CIA, to Pentagon, to media. This is who governs the US. 

I disagree with Colonel on many things and I don't hide it, I speak about it openly (not gaining many friends in the process), but he is an American patriot and his views matter. 

Finally! The Truth ...

 ... is revealed and we can accept reality))

Putin is defeated: Russia has already lost the Ukraine war, no matter who gets what territory.

I like hedging though, LOL. 

Summary and Key Points: Whenever the fighting stops, Russia will still be sitting on a slice of Ukrainian territory, and many observers will read that as a win for the Kremlin. It is not. -Measured by the things that actually make a country powerful — its people, its economy, its credibility, its alliances, its independence — Putin has left Russia worse off than the day he invaded.

I can feel Kazianis' pain. It is sore, it hurts in the butt, so this loser continues to publish alternative reality descriptions. I spoke today with Brandon Weichert (also with The National Interest pedigree), our conversation will be available soon. Brandon, who gets around quite a bit and takes part in all kinds of panels, including at military gatherings, told me today that there is a large segment of the US military which are spoiling ... to fight Russia. That tells you a lot about professional level of those people who have no a faintest idea about what real war is. Their tours in Iraq or Afghanistan are irrelevant in any operational-strategic sense and most of those military people are driven by professional jealousy, envy and sense of inferiority. You can convince yourself about being the best only so much, before you launch yourself into late McCain, present Kelly's "universe". 

Speaking of which. This is how VSU treats its personnel who refuse to pay their officers.

Yes, corruption in what's left of VSU is astonishing, those who do not want to go into meat storm and die from Russian fires are shot in the back. So, these guys are at least alive, for now. 

In related news, Vladimir Putin celebrates the International Children's Day in Kremlin, celebrating and awarding a highest Order of Mother Heroine for mothers with many children.

Including an amazing French family with 10 children. Yes, Russia opens her arms for European brethren who share traditional, normal human values which sustained civilization for millennia. Putin had another much more somber meeting, that one was a discussion of fate of 404 behind closed doors. 

He Hates Russians ...

 ... fanatically. I understand why. 

Randy and Me.

Live on Friday. 

Boy, This Senator And ...

... former astronaut hates Russians. I guess he still cannot resign himself to the fact that he and his exploits in Iraq against no air defense and no air force are irrelevant in modern world. 

It Has Been A Long Time ...

 ... since I mentioned this cretin Harry Kazianis who is nothing more than credentialed fraud with no professional anchor in anything other than BS. 

The boy continues to cope by spreading BS, with no grasp of how mobilization works in Russia and what math is.

"Russia now has a military manpower problem Putin just can't solve." That's what a senior NATO offical told me last week when I plotted out this article. And he is correct. For the first time since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, Russia is losing soldiers on the battlefield faster than it can sign up new ones to replace them. This is the single most important development in the manpower story of the war, and it represents a genuine reversal of the arithmetic that sustained Russian operations for the first three years of the fighting. According to Ukrainian intelligence assessments, for four consecutive months from December 2025 through March 2026, the arrivals-to-departures balance has remained firmly negative, with Russian losses exceeding the number of soldiers Moscow actually managed to mobilize.

Oh, we know what shifted--NATO lost, US sustained humiliating defeat in Iran (as was predicted) and now massive campaign of coping, including through inventing absolute BS has begun. Truth is, Kazianis wouldn't understand the first thing about war, because Pentagon doesn't understand it, so some media whore with no real education and expertise certainly wouldn't get it. Math, real math which is in foundation of operational and strategic planning and modelling, and combat control, is not taught in political pseudo-science. I omit here physics and serious engineering (especially as system integrations and their use is concerned) and the whole notion that some guy with "degree" in international relations and polisci can have any ideas about modern war without long years at officer billets is down right risible. 

And even that is no guarantee of anything, judging by the laughable generals and admirals from the US military who avail their "views" to members of Congress and US legacy media. With the exception, of course, of CNO Admiral Daryl Caudle who without mincing words delivered a startling truth about Strait of Hormuz. It looks very bad for the US. In fact, the optics is so bad--reality, actually is even worse--that mediawhores are in force trying to cover up a disaster by means of telling fairy tales ... about Russia, of course. Obviously, explaining to Kazianis what that is:

And why late Colonel Dupuy was mistaken in basing his calculations on lethality (not to speak of tactical-operational impact of modern weapons and C4ISR) of modern war purely on historic data, without critical factors shaping the framework:

Lethality removed from the tactical-operational framework of modern war says very little (with the exception of generic knowledge of artillery still dominating the battlefield) about effects produced. That is why US military convulses between necessity for artillery shells production and learning to its astonishment about ineffectiveness of its weapons' arsenal. E.g. US views on air defense have no connection to reality and the "lessons", especially as provided by 404, will not be learned. So ... Russia runs out of men. What else is left? Ah yes, Putin is about to be overthrown by hungry and poor Russian people and he already slipped on the stairs, fell and soiled himself--this is a fine tradition of many military "experts" in the West, who cannot resign themselves to the fact that the shift, indeed, did occur and it is not the one Kazianis or Brussels like. 

Schumpeter saw it very early: 

All those who are unemployed or unsatisfactorily employed or unemployable drift into the vocations in which standards are least definite or in which aptitudes and acquirements of a different order count. They swell the host of intellectuals in the strict sense of the term whose numbers hence increase disproportionately. 

That's Kazianis and his ilk of butthurt redundant class selling BS. In related news--yep, they wouldn't understand this math:

No tool kit. 

Open Thread.

 Very busy today. 

Thank You, Scott.

Karaganov is nothing more than the so called political pseudo-scientist who never was adviser to anyone, never held any government position, and whose ONLY occupation is to promote himself. He has zero military background, he has zero understanding of the warfare, especially nuclear one and ignores, non-stop, Russia's obligations and such documents as Foundations of the State Policy (of Russian Federation) on Nuclear Containment. He is a hack who uses his PR persona to articulate idiotic amateurish ideas on a subject he has no clue about other than one-liners from people who do hold serious positions in Russian military-political hierarchy and who are professionals. Admittedly Karaganov has some access to such people.

My warnings about Karaganov in the West are very weak and could easily be dismissed because of a number of possible excuses which could be made about my background and possible biases. But this is gold. Karaganov cannot create any doctrine (which is the system of the views) because he has no system and professional views to do so. It is fallacy, not a "doctrine" and I am glad Scott made this video. 

Some Explosions.

1. Fly in;

2. Find a stack of 404 mines;

3. Detonate them; 

4. Observe results))

Meanwhile:

This is for lovers of drones. 

ZDF Blocked Access ...

 ... but here is an attempt to still link it. 

Rachel and Me ...

 ... today. 

Nima and Me ...

 ... live in 30 minutes. 

The LOL of the Month))

I mean, in the world of morons this shit will fly. 

The U.S. has the most powerful military in human history. It also hasn’t won a war in more than 30 years.

I have news for this guy: in Orwell's 1984 it is called doublethink. Here is definition: Doublethink is a process of indoctrination in which subjects are expected to simultaneously accept two conflicting beliefs as truth, often at odds with their own memory or sense of reality. With CV as his, it is no surprise: Ivo Daalder, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is a senior fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and host of the weekly podcast “World Review with Ivo Daalder.” He writes POLITICO’s From Across the Pond column. 

Yes, he is a "political pseudo-scientist" from Oxford's degree mill and he wouldn't know a first thing about warfare and operations despite studying in another degree mill in London, this time in "Strategic Studies". Because of that, he is an Exhibit A of military and strategic incompetence, which also applies to large swaths of NATO's purely military top brass, most of who wouldn't qualify for battalion commander in Russian Army. But sure, US military is "a finest fighting force in history", especially when it comes to rewriting said history. 

Correct, Tony.

Russia doesn't need Europe--you have nothing to offer Russia and you will be destroyed. Gestures mean nothing without guts, India. 

Rzeszow Gets Visitors.

 Many of them, for some reason of medevac and transport variety. 

Plus three A-322 from Spain and Germany. I guess, it has no relation to strikes at Kiev and Oreshnik visiting Belaya Tserkov'. None whatsoever;) Meanwhile NATO losers and cowards continue with their MO: 

Militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a gymnasium in Svatove, Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), with the help of drones. This was announced by the head of the region Leonid Pasechnik in the messenger "Max". "The Ukronazis continue to hit the cities of the republic. Enemy UAVs attacked the Svatove municipal district and Severodonetsk," he wrote. Pasechnik noted that as a result of one of the attacks, the building of the Svatove gymnasium No7 was damaged - the blow fell on the roof of the building. Fortunately, there were no children there, he added.

Europa delenda est! 

Andrei Kartapolov ...

 ... in a very short statement. 

Translation: there are no untouchable persons (особ) for our armed forces and weapons. 

Особа--Лицо, личность. Почтенная особа. (venerable, important person). Make your own conclusions. For those people who still do not understand who Andrei Kartapolov is (he is not Karaganov or Dugin), here is a reminder. 

Explanation From ...

 ... the highest level professional. 

The head of the State Duma's Defense Committee, Andrey Kartapolov, ruled out strikes on the Verkhovna Rada and Volodymyr Zelensky's office. In an interview with the "Parliamentary Gazette", he stated that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the president's office are not "decision-making centers" that could be targeted in strikes. "Deputies do not control the troops and do not determine where and when to launch strikes. The same can be said about the office of the President of Ukraine. We all understand that Zelensky doesn't appear there. He sits in a bunker, and in his office there are two guards and five cleaners. Does it make sense to spend expensive ammunition on, in effect, an empty place?", said Kartapolov, commenting on suggestions that the targets of Russian strikes could include a complex of government buildings in the center of Kyiv.

Kartapolov explained that "in this case, decision-making centers refer to the deepened and protected command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, their branches, units, possibly other security structures, including state administration structures". According to him, such facilities are not located in the center of Kyiv, but are hidden and fortified structures. Kartapolov also did not rule out attacks on bridges across the Dnieper, but noted that they were designed by Soviet engineers and built by Soviet builders from Soviet materials with the expectation that they could withstand hundreds of strikes. Therefore, their destruction would require a large number of powerful ammunition. According to him, such strikes will become possible when Russian heavy aerial bombs can reach strategically important crossings.

Answering the question of whether Volodymyr Zelensky himself could be a target of a strike, the deputy replied that this is determined by "only one person - our Supreme Commander-in-Chief". Therefore, on this issue, he would prefer "not to engage in speculation". 

So, make you own conclusion but read attentively what Kartapolov says. 

I Agree ...

 ... this is exactly what I told RT yesterday. Medvedev merely underscored. 

So, some parts of today's Kiev look like this. This is just a warmup. 

So, if EU thinks that Russians give a damn about some German or French diplomats, I have a bridge to sell. They all will die if they will be within the blasts' ranges and to hell with them. Europe is Russia's existential enemy and in its present form it must die. It will. 

Oh Please, Rick!

As if you don't know how it works, you have been CNN anchor yourself. West's legacy media, such as BBC, CNN et al are nothing but goebbelsian homicidal propaganda with majority of those people being nothing but enablers of war crimes and genocide. 

Rick Sanchez slams BBC and CNN over college massacre site no-show (VIDEO). How can they call themselves journalists when they cover one story and completely ignore another, the host of RT’s Sanchez Effect has said. 

Goebbels never killed anyone personally, but he knew who he was and he knew his only outcome was in hanging from the gallows. So, he did this:

Appealing to some abstract "journalism"--a euphemism for prostitution--is akin to trying convince a reptile that it has the ability to learn calculus in a week. Journalism is not a profession or a craft, I know it without the prompt from Hunter Thompson, I knew it since a very long time ago. Average journo from the West has no humanity, morality or honor. This "jornalism" has been smeared forever with its own feces and belongs behind bars of history's judgement. Alternative reporting is already a thing. Real analysis is a whole other universe in which reporting is but a small part of a vast tool kit which no journo has. 

This Is Not A Joke.

It is real news. Brazil's President Lula was diagnosed with the early stage of skin cancer and today started his radiation therapy. We obviously wish him well, sincerely, but this is really called for. 

Sometimes it is good to be selective with whose hand you are shaking. 

Just Look ...

 ... at these faces. 

NATO animals were making sure that those who rushed to save them will also be killed. 

Sir, Mister O'Keefe ...

 ... you are a true American, and I salute You! I just got off the podcast with other three American heroes and patriots. 

Garland, Larry, Scott and Yours Truly ...

 ... live in 20 minutes. 

Russia Does Not Negotiate ...

 ... with terrorists. NATO is a terrorist entity. After Kiev Europe is next. 

Europe, Get Ready.

And that's the issue those NATO cowards do not understand--offering talks is not a sign of weakness. Well, they are defenseless and it is time to see the future of Europe. 

MOSCOW, May 25 — RIA Novosti. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov informed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the beginning of successive strikes on decision-making centers in Ukraine. "Lavrov officially brought to the American side the information that in response to the ongoing terrorist attacks of the Kyiv regime against the civilian population and civilian objects on Russian territory, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are launching systematic and consistent strikes on facilities located in Kyiv," the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

I am 100% positive that Lavrov informed Rubio about the next step. You all know what the next step will be and the US has no way to do anything about it. I explain some interesting developments concurrent with the visits by hypersonic weapons to Kiev and Belaya Tserkov', among many, in my today's video.